Cleveland, OH: American Telephone & Telegraph, 1929. First edition. Pictorial Faux Leather over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. 51, illustrated w/ b/w diagrams. The desirability of planning in advance for telephones in residences was generally recognized by architects, engineers, and builders by the 1920s. The purpose of this booklet was to..... More
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1886. Third Edition. Original Cloth on Boards, olive w/embossed design & gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 12, plus 34 of 35 b/w lithographic plates (plate IX lacking), some fold-out. Thomas Tredgold (1788-1829) was a self-taught engineer, and whose technical works on carpentry, cast iron, and steam..... More
New York: Theodore Audel, 1946. Reissue. Black leatherette, gilt lettering. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp ca. 300 per volume, iIlustrated with wood engravings. Contains several tables and data. The Audel guides to the building trades are a practical series of educators on the various branches of building..... More
Oxford: Architectural Press, 2000. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 258, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Includes CD-ROM with MS Excel workbooks. This book presents state-of-the-art information on high efficiency glazing systems and their energetic and environmental impact on modern buildings. The information is presented in..... More
New York: Walker & Co., 2002. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xiii, 287, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. There once may have been 250,000 miles of stone walls in America's Northeast, stretching farther than the distance to the moon. Even though most of them are crumbling today, they..... More
New York: Theodore Audel, 1924/27. First edition. Red leatherette, gilt lettering and edges. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp ca. 400 per volume, iIlustrated with wood engravings. Contains several tables and data. This is a very nice first edition set. A standard for every tradesman and apprentice in..... More
Rochester, NY: Steve Jordan, 2023. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 66, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. This brand-new book was written to provide basic information about maintaining traditional putty-glazed windows. Fans of Steve Jordan's other books, "The Window Sash Bible" and..... More
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books Inc., 1988. First edition, as stated. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 290, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings. Take advantage of comprehensive home inspection, maintenance, and repair procedures outlined in this volume. Every nook and cranny of a building from..... More
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 169, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. There are many reasons for resealing joints and, because of the expense and inconvenience involved, it is important to ensure that the resealing operation is successful. This comprehensive book covers all aspects of..... More
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994. First edition. Decorated Boards. Small octavo, pp. 403, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. The number of materials and combinations used in construction is not known, but is considerable. This pocket book provides readily accessible data for about 50 of the most widely used materials and gives guidance..... More
Washington DC: Preservation Press, 1976. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xxi. 546. Individual contributions from an extensive conservation conference held in Williamsburg and Philadelphia. Very scientific and scholarly, by the noted experts of the day. Review copy. Conservation and preservation are two complementary activities having the same goal..... More
South Holland, IL: The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., 1982. Later printing. Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp. 264, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Painting and decorating is a time-honored and highly developed art. This encyclopedia is a storehouse of practical knowledge on painting and decorating. It will serve as a valuable..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. First edition. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 239, indexed, richly illustrated in color & b/w. The author has created a book which will inspire and excite the most amateur home decorator to tackle tradition techniques like dragging, ragging, colorwashing, stippling, and marbling. Separate sections cover..... More
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1924. Fourteenth edition, revised. Cloth over Boards. 12mo, pp. 116, illustrated with b/w drawings. Part of Lockwood's series of trade manuals. The object of this work is to assist young beginners and others who have not had the opportunity of studying many examples of bricklaying..... More
